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Pentagon Awards Contract For High Resolution Satellite Imagery
Washington (AFP) Mar 30, 2004A Pentagon intelligence agency said Monday it has contracted a Virginia-based company to provide it with high-resolution satellite imagery, the latest in a series of contracts for commercial satellite imagery worth up to 500 million dollars. Commercial Remote Sensing Market Primed For Growth 
Newtown CT - Mar 30, 2004Thanks to wider government support, international cooperation and innovative value-added products, the commercial and civil remote sensing market continued to strengthened over the past year. |
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Orbital Recovery Gives Go-ahead For ConeXpress Space Tug
Leiden - Mar 30, 2004Orbital Recovery Ltd. Has formally initiated the development of its ConeXpress ORS space tug in a program leading to the start of full-scale production this September, and the first launch in 2007. Space Transport Corporation Fires 12,000 Pound Rocket Engine 
Seattle - Mar 30, 2004At their Forks, Washington facility, Space Transport Corporation (STC) successfully tested the 12-inch-diameter solid-propellant rocket engine for their Suborbital Tourism Vehicle (STV). The STV will be used in the $10 million X PRIZE competition. What Really Makes Us Tick 
Houston - Mar 29, 2004From sleep patterns to health conditions, biological clocks get down to what makes us tick. The University of Houston is home to one of the world's leading centers for biological rhythms research. With five laboratories and a team of more than 30 scholars led by five tenured faculty members, the UH Biological Clocks Program studies an array of issues with far-reaching human implications. |
Transforming Other Planets for Humanity
Houston - Mar 30, 2004Terraforming other worlds may take decades to accomplish, and the go-ahead may still be centuries away. So why does such a far-out topic deserve an entire book? What possible value could such a book have asks Jim Oberg. Mars Express Sends Back First Mega Strip 
Paris - Mar 30, 2004The biggest postcard in the world does not fit into any known terrestrial letterbox. It measures 24 metres by 1.35 metres and shows a 3700-kilometre long, 166-kilometre wide strip of Martian landscape in south-north direction. The Myth of Low-Thrust Propulsion 
by Jeffrey F. BellHonolulu - Mar 30, 2004 The announcement of Preident Bush's new space initiative has unleashed a flurry of activity in the space engineering community. Many design groups are drawing up plans for new spacecraft and new technologies that could be used for future manned missions to Mars. |
Northrop Grumman's AstroMesh Reflector Deployed on MBSAT 
Carpinteria CA - Mar 30, 2004Northrop Grumman has successfully deployed the AstroMesh reflector aboard the MBSAT satellite. The MBSAT satellite was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral for Japan's Mobile Broadcasting Corporation and Korea's SK Telecom. Ethanol To Power Hydrogen Fuel Cells 
Palo Alto - Mar 30, 2004Hydrogen fuel cell technology's potentially strong future as a fuel for automobiles and various other applications is likely to be weakened by issues regarding its availability and the expenses involved in storage. Bio-based products such as ethanol are expected to open up new areas for research. |
Tiny Machines Need Even Tinier Lubricants
University - Mar 30, 2004Tiny machines need lubrication as much as large machines such as automobile engines do, but conventional lubricants, like oils, are too heavy for micro machines. Chemists Describe New Nanotube Transistor 
Anaheim - Mar 30, 2004Duke researchers have incorporated "carbon nanotubes" into a new kind of field effect transistor. Making Discrete Carbon Nanoparticles 
Anaheim - Mar 29, 2004Carnegie Mellon University scientists have developed an attractive way to make discrete carbon nanoparticles for electrical components used in industry and research. |
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